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Programming, art history, TTRPGs, Mandarin learning, comics. Qualified in none of them.
In case you entertained the traitorous thought that Himalayan religious art was insufficiently metal.
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In case you entertained the traitorous thought that Himalayan religious art was insufficiently metal.
What the fuck is this shit? CNBC is running ads for Trump now?
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
What the fuck is this shit? CNBC is running ads for Trump now?
How you know you go to too many art exhibits
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
How you know you go to too many art exhibits
Do not fuck with Salome
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Do not fuck with Salome
Not accepted. How dare you?
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Not accepted. How dare you?
Now that's how you know you're in fucking Italy
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Now that's how you know you're in fucking Italy
Ah, the impossible alternate universe in which Maine is largely uninhabited.
October 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Ah, the impossible alternate universe in which Maine is largely uninhabited.
How TAF is there not an Amazing Baby plushie
September 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
How TAF is there not an Amazing Baby plushie
Consider your tomb protected
September 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Consider your tomb protected
Yes, this name made it to shelves somehow
September 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Yes, this name made it to shelves somehow
I'm enjoying Krakoan X-Men, but their choice to unify all villains under "evil humans" means that we get "power dampening", the equivalent of Kryptonite, an opaque magical threat that just shows and does the bad thing. Just as boring and frustrating.
September 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I'm enjoying Krakoan X-Men, but their choice to unify all villains under "evil humans" means that we get "power dampening", the equivalent of Kryptonite, an opaque magical threat that just shows and does the bad thing. Just as boring and frustrating.
Merlin, buddy, come on
September 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Merlin, buddy, come on
Just started reading the Krakoa era of X-Men, and I definitely laughed out loud. What a heady time for fans.
August 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Just started reading the Krakoa era of X-Men, and I definitely laughed out loud. What a heady time for fans.
Sinophones help me out. They're at a tattoo parlor, with a sign reading 黥. This seems like a super weird choice, compared to 刺青. Translation error?
August 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Sinophones help me out. They're at a tattoo parlor, with a sign reading 黥. This seems like a super weird choice, compared to 刺青. Translation error?
God I love comics. Domino's stolen luck powers mean that the thief is leaving a trail of four-leaf clovers wherever they go. So, scan for them.
August 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
God I love comics. Domino's stolen luck powers mean that the thief is leaving a trail of four-leaf clovers wherever they go. So, scan for them.
"the spiritual equivalent of New Jersey"
July 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"the spiritual equivalent of New Jersey"
Barfing slightly
June 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Barfing slightly
Dorothea Tanning, Dogs of Cythera. Ran across it by accident; astonishing. I like Birthday and Nachtmusik etc, but this is something else.
March 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Dorothea Tanning, Dogs of Cythera. Ran across it by accident; astonishing. I like Birthday and Nachtmusik etc, but this is something else.
I know Jin Yong was writing in the twentieth century, and every language has its own idioms, but Mao Shiba calling Qing soldiers "lickers of Tatar balls" is extremely funny.
March 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I know Jin Yong was writing in the twentieth century, and every language has its own idioms, but Mao Shiba calling Qing soldiers "lickers of Tatar balls" is extremely funny.
Duolingo working for the Troll 2 goblins I see
March 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Duolingo working for the Troll 2 goblins I see
There's a distinctly different character to the Chinese exercises in Duolingo so far.
February 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
There's a distinctly different character to the Chinese exercises in Duolingo so far.
The insane colors of Cimabue's restored Maesta, more than 700 years old.
February 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The insane colors of Cimabue's restored Maesta, more than 700 years old.
Paging JRPG boss designers
February 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Paging JRPG boss designers